The Rangers rewarded Adrian Beltre by picking up his 2016 option a year early, while Dioner Navarro is still hoping for a trade out of Toronto. The Texas Rangers decided to pick up a 2016 option in Adrian Beltre's contract, extending the third baseman through the 2016 season, the team announced...

The Cardinals locked up Jon Jay for two seasons, avoiding arbitration with the center fielder. Elsewhere, the Tigers have their sights set on Blue Jays catcher Dioner Navarro in trade talks. Jon Jay and the St. Louis Cardinals avoided arbitration Monday after agreeing to terms on a two-year contract. The...

The Jays announced a one-year extension for team president Paul Beeston, who will retire after the 2015 season. Elsewhere, the Mariners and Bud Norris agreed on a one-year deal to avoid arbitration. The Toronto Blue Jays announced a one-year extension for team president Paul Beeston on Monday, ending the speculation...

While reports say a deal could be close, the Orioles owner disputes that Duquette is going anywhere. Rumors resurfaced today indicating that Dan Duquette could be heading to Toronto with some sort of compensation finding it's way back to Baltimore. Tony Paul of the Detroit News reported that a source...

Six-year-old Amelia was crestfallen when the young Blue Jays fan found out her favorite player, Brett Lawrie, was traded to the Oakland Athletics. Last month she had an unforgettable moment when the MLB star treated her to an afternoon of pizza, and now the A's have done something of their own....

Apparently he's a successful restaurateur, too, but he'll always be crazy bat-wielding Jays fan to us. Do you remember this GIF? Sure you do. It's a leader for Best GIF of 2014, even though it was from 2013. Turns out that crazy bat-wielding Jays fan has a name: Arron Barberian....

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